Orifice plate



Oct. 15, 1929. F. v. wETHERlLL ORIFICE PLATE Filed Nov. 15, 1926 Patented Oct. 15, i929 y Lamai FREDERIC NEAzIiY WETHERILL, or Ammon-n, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNon fro Inn nnowN INSTRUMENT COMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A conPoRA- TION 0F ENNSYLVANIA ORWICE PLATE Appiicamn inea Nevemier i5, ieee. serial No. rea/12e.

The present invention relates to orice plates of the'type ordinarily used in iow ineter installations, and the general object of the invention is to combine the orifice plate and separate gasket means in a unitary structure in alimplmand eective manner.

rIhe various features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed out wlth particularity in theN claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention, however, its advantages and specic objects attained with its use,reference should be to) the accompanying drawings and descrlptive matter in which I have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of the invention.

Of the drawings: l Fig. l is an elevation of the4 preferred form of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of F1g. 1;

Fig. 3'is a section similarto Fig. 2l of a modified form of my invention; and p Fig. 4 is a section of the lower half of another modification. j

In the drawings, I have illustrated a combined orifice plate and gasket structure in which the outer portion of a fiat orifice plate is wholly or substantially-surrounded b a resilient corrugated metallic gasket mem er and in whic yielding material is interposed between th adjacent faces of the orifice plate yand gasket member, and in which the structure comprises metallic parts extending outward from the body of the structure for indicating` the type of orifice and for use in handling. and centering the unitary structure.

In the preferred. form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the combination structure comprises a flat orifice plate A which has a central orifice A and which ordinarily is circular in form and preferably is made of Monel metal.

Entirely surrounding the outer portion of the plate A is a gasket member B consisting of a cylindrical shell of yielding metal, preferably copper, and a yielding material C which may -well be asbestos, interposed between the side portions of said shell and the adjacent faces of the orifice plate A. The

shell Bf comprises resilient side portions Bf and B2 preferably in the form of corruga- 'tions concentric with the-orific A. Each side portion is formed with a central opening slightly larger in diameter than the orifice Af. The shell B with the corrugated side portions is preferably formed from an integral sheet of metal by a spinning operation about the plate A so that the outer portion of the plate is entirely surrounded by the shell B.

The shell B is provided with L-shaped metallic tabs D extending radially and outwardly at angularly spaced points on its circumference for centering and adjustingthe combined structure in position between the pipe flanges F and F2. These tabs may be suitably marked to indicate the type and size of the orifice A.

' In Fig. 3 is shown a-modified form of thel invention in which the shell BA 4consists of two corrugated sections b and b2 'of resilient metal. The section b"may be formed yby a spinning operation, but the section b2 which 1s of slightly larger diameter, is preferably formed by a separate pressing operati-on. The sections are assembled on opposite sidesof the orice plate with the .yielding ymaterial lCA interposed between the corrugated portions and theplate and the circumferentialedge portions of the section b2 overlapping the edge portions of the section b. The vtwo sections are then secured together at their edge portions. In this construction 'the metallic tabs are formed integral with the orifice plate and project radially through slots or cut out portions b3 in the outer part of the section b2. y

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 4, the shell BB is substantially similar in construction to the shell BA of Fig. 3. The metallic tabs, integral wihthe orifice plate A in Fig. 3, are dispensed with and replaced by formin metallic tabs d integral with the corrugate section b2. This construction permits the periphery of the orifice plate A to be 'made circular, as in Fig. '1.

The construction shown inthe present invention is especially advantageous as the corrugations of resilient material form a fiuidtight joint with the adjacent face of the pipe vtallic tab projecting outwardly ange when in position and due to the resiliency of the metal tend to resume their original shape on removal. This feature permits reuse of the combined structure. The component parts are alvvays in alignment due to the construction ot the shell completely around the orifice plate. rlihe metal talos on `the unilied structure are especially usefulin installing or removing the gasket structure. l/Vliile in accordance With thev provisions of the statutes, ll have illustrated and-described the bcst''forin of embodiment of my invention novv known to me, it-vvill beapparent to those skilled' in the artthat' changes may be made in the form of the apparatus disclosed Without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims and that in some cases certain eature's of my invention may be used to advantage Without a corresponding use of other features. o Having ,now described my invention what ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is'zl. An orifice structure comprising an orifice plata-and a gasket comprising a yielding shell of metal enclosing the outer portion ortsaid plate.

2. An orifice structure comprising an orifice plate, and a gasket comprising a shell of metal enclosing the outer portion of said plate and having yielding corrugated sidel portions adjacent the sides of said plate.

3. An orifice structure comprising an and a gasket comprising ashell l orifice plate, of metal enclosing the outer plate portion ot Said vportions adjacent the sides of said plate and a yielding material interposed between said corrugated portions and said plate.

4f. An orifice structure comprising a metallicoriice plate, and a gasket comprising a metallic shell sur-rounding the outer por tion ot said plate and having corrugated side portions, a tibrous material between said corrugated portions and said plate, anda merom said shell.

5. An' orifice structure comprising a metallic orifice plate, and a gasket comprising l a shell -oresilient metal surrounding the outer portion oit said plate and having corrugated side portions adjacent the opposite faces ojl said' plate and a metallic tab secured to 'sa-id plate, and projecting through said shell.

` Signed' at Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, this 12th day of November, A. D. 1926. lillllllDllllC VEAZE W'llillilillh,

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